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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Maryland rates for HCPCS 26460

Divides a tight tendon in the hand or finger through a small open incision, so a finger held in a fixed position can move again. Cutting the pull of the shortened tendon is what releases the deformity. It is used when a contracture stops the hand working and stretching or splinting has not helped.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger cost?

$468

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $537.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,514Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $363 to $676
$500$1K$2Kfacility $813professional $457

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$489.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$891.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$741.31
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 39th of 51

$468

AK $1,862TX $229

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.